Grocer&#39;s helper



0 Sept. 18, 1928.

' P. K. BASMADJIAN GROCER S HELPER Original Filed June 2'7, 1924Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

PAUL BASMADJIAAT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GROGERS My im entiqn relates to devices for use with Pa kages, nd ca sfor ft ng th m rem and lague thehi upo shelves toe high tq be te het byhi I A purpe b my in ent n pi k up 2} c231 qti ts upper rim between aprong or; most desirably spzicedpr ohgs of a, doivmfvardly directed andlongitudinally moxfghleho o-kover the rim ztnd upwardly directed 'peihtund the m H e t.

'A further purpose is to adapt a downwar ly d t ted ho k n e pere n withi upwardly directed pcin't to illze'hfol'd 6f rims f varie t fi idths bymange-he 110,01; resilently WW1 ewnte jd wh le he t e f9. 1p midressure.

A further purpose is to adapt a resiliently dewmva uly presed arid'dofljr wardly di rectted ho ok' c cpergitingYWith an upwardly direetedpoint ili tqki ng hcld of a rimto ea's'y lfilegtse hat ing'thehook latchcut 0f the tray when lhdved upwardly. 7

further purpu'se to support the side at i that is be n Pi ke up y itsup- 1 2 by Qjf term te 99 9 3 W -ee ede o he w en? det se W11 PW 1.P@ PY tene W We? the pre z-up ClQYlCQ. f' 'fut h ptrp e i to pro d a PQ t dI 115f defi w fe p'wkeee remit ng R iint .e W by Pier-9i the eve r e f ePee Witb meme er PE -5 1 12 a we 7s t upper run,

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' 'lfhe heel; ll fits over the rim 13 above the point the needle 12 andres ts'agfaihst the Inner surface 13" Of the hqldiuig th nee dlelaterally egeinstslipping' gut Sb as to pass the flange Qf'thecah top.It preferably extends to both} sides of the needle, joi s to W 3??? thei l t iil i l g 551763.53 2 theriin te'phe slide' Of the needle n 'elsiri ei'fi emgms: h rim at the Other thereof. n "shi l 1e 'c iis'ee theneedlepoint will fit'i'n beneath the 'fl ahge of de can gm gtgam t heunder ed t 'j being; e dt Q re'utly Wher the'needle i deignedtij yieldlaterally, by' the hold of the fihger Or fingers ,of the hook.

The heel; member is normally resiliently 7 Pu l ed dowmvarcuy, 31s byits 'syu yi eight'but J. V. y. 1 5 ,8:- i i; In Its unengziged pgsitienaggiinth stop 19 1111 ,tgtking hold f the'fl zin 'e 'of' zt'ca'n,'thehook me handle is pulled downwardly tc relatively heok with respect t0the needle p oiht, 1 h m 1 0 that the he ok Slides over the mated-- anyengages the inner eufabe alt 13']. The hgzpdl e is then liftedbriugingdh needle grgai gst the uIId'Si-edgepf the upper flz' ihgezindpufith continued"lifting, raising the cat am des re pluee d cver therim and the V operate to thebest advantage upon cans of dillerent heightand are conveniently mount- 7 means torholdin g the hook member open outof the way of the rim toreasy release after the can has been placed uponthe shelf. This is put in operation by pulling the handle 10 downtoextend the hook member.

I illustrate in Figures 3 and 4 one means for holding the hook extended.A short pin 22 projects somewhat into the runway 23 ot the strip 2-1upon which the hook is support ed. This pin is so placed with respect toa suitable rearwardly directed shoulder of the strip .2 1 (such asat theupper edge of a hole 25 through the lower end of the strip) that thisshoulder passes and latches back of the pin at an extended position ofthe hook, holding the hook from automatic return. The latch is releasedby a'slight inward pressure upon the upper end of the hook member.

In the structure of Figures 3 and 4, the upper end of the wooden handle10 is channeled at 23 to receive the strip 2a carrying the hook 11, andthe spring 18 is anchored to the handle at 26 and fastened to the lowerend of the'strip at 27. This channel 23 forms a longitudinal guidewayfor the hook member.

The needle members 12 and 14 are provided at their lowerends withright-bend pointedv shanks 28 and the upper end of the handle, reducedin diameter at 29, is grooved longitudinally to seat these needlesmembers, the shanks 28 being driven radially into the handle.

\Vhile I have shown the handle of circular section .for convenience inillustration, as a standardor more usual form I have used a squaresection and could use a great variety of preferably polygonal shapes.

The portion 29 of the handle is reduced to receive a ferrule 30 havingthe sameoutside shape or section as the unreduced portion of the handle,and this ferrule locks the needle members 12 and 14 to place in theirrespective grooves and also encloses and guides a part of the strip 24.

A casing sleeve 31 carrying collar 21 supporting the wings 15 is nowslipped down over the ferrule 30 to enclose the channel 23 and theoperating mechanism of the hook member. This sleeve 31 is preferablymade removable and in the illustration is shown as held in place bymeans of a screw 32 whose head engages opp'ositesides of a notch 33 inthe-upper endof the sleeve. Loosening the screw adapts the sleeve to beslid down to uncover the operating mechanism of the In view of myinvention and disclosure variations and modifications to meet individualwhim or particular need will doubtless become evident to others skilledin the art and I therefore claim all such in so far as they fall withinthe reasonable spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is f 1. In a lifter for packages and cans, ahandle, a sharply pointed projection from the upper end of the handleadjacent one side there of, a downwardly directed and upwardly movablehook having hook portions on opposite sides of the point, and meanspressing'the hook downwardly.

2. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, a needle projection fromthe upper end of the handle adjacent one side thereof, a downwardlydirected hook having prongs on either side of the needle and adapted tobe moved above the needle, and resilient means pressing the hookdownwardly.

3. In a lifter for packages and'cans, a handle, a pointed projection atthe upper end of the handle and a hook at oneside of the proj ectionnormally, resiliently drawn toward the projection adapted to en age theinside of the rim of a can above the body of the can and to hold thepoint of the projection against the sideof the can.

4. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, a needle projection fromthe up er end of the handle, a downwardly directe wardly movable hookhaving hook portions spaced on opposite sides of the needle, meanspressing the hook downwardly, and means engaging the hook member in itsraised position adapted to hold it in raised position.

v 5. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle havingat its upper endan upwardly directed pointed projection, an upwardly movable hookadapted to engage the inside of the rim of a can above the body of thecan to hold the projection against the outside of the can beneath theupper. flange of the can, spring means for pulling the hook downwardlyand means forholding the movable hook in raised position to release acan which has been lifted by the hel er.

6. In a lifter for pae ages and cans, a handle, a needle projection fromtheupper end of the handle, a. downwardly directed and upwardly movablehook having hook portions spaced on opposite sides of the needle, meanspressing the hook downwardly, and a latch operatin to hold the hook inraised position after the hook has been raised.

.7. In a lifter for packages and cans, a handle, a sharply pointedprojection from the upper end of the handle adjacent one side thereof, adownwardly directed and upwardly movable hook above the projection,sprin means forcing the hook downwardly 11115 and up- Hlli supportingWings extending from one side of the handle at a point spaced somewhatbelow the pointed projection. I

8. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, a pair ofcircumferentially spaced needle projections adjacent the circumferencethere-. of, a downwardly directed and upwardly movable hook havingprongs spaced on opposite sides of one of the needles, and resilientmeans pressing the hook downwardly.

9. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, a needle projection fromthe upper end thereof, a downwardly directed and upwardly movable hookmember somewhat above the needle, supporting wings somewhat below theneedle extending to either side thereof from the handle, means pressingthe hook downwardly, and means for holding the hook member in raisedposition operative after 'the hook has been raised.

10. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, an upwardly directedpointed member at the upper end of the. handle at the side, a hookadapted to engage the inside of the upper rim of a can and hold thepointed member to its duty, a spring forcing the hook downwardly andwings beneath the hook adapted to steady a can against tilting about thehandle.

11. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, an upwardly directedpointed member at the upper end of the handle at the side, a hookadapted to engage the inside of the upper rim of a can and hold thepointed member to its duty, balanced to engage the rim at spaced pointswith the pointed member between them and wings beneath the hook adaptedto steady a can against tilting about the handle.

12. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, a needle projectionfrom the upper end thereof, a downwardly directed and upwardly movablehook above the projection, means pressing the hook downwardly, afriction sleeve mounted on the handle beneath the end hook portion abovethe needle, a downwardly directed abutment on the strip in the channel,a projection in the channel normally laterally displacing the strip andat raised position of the hook registering back of the abutment to latchthe strip in raised position, and means pulling the strip downwardly.

PAUL K. BASMADJ IAN.

